Preemption in the News View All News Topics St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/22/25 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Missouri governor to 'soon' name transition director for St. Louis police takeover Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/17/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/17/23 The politics governing St. Louis policing likely to remain under state control Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/13/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/13/23 Black officers group defends state control of St. Louis police, baffling former allies Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/7/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/7/23 Is local control to blame for the city's homicide problem? Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/6/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/6/23 State control of St. Louis policing? Be careful what you wish for. Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/1/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/1/23 Should Gardner make a deal to preserve her office's independence? Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 2/23/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 2/23/23 Missouri House panel approves plan to place St. Louis police under state control Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/23 Missouri lawmaker wants to limit local control over pet stores Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/26/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/26/23 'At a tipping point': Lawmakers debate plan to put St. Louis police under state control Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/23 St. Louis public safety director discusses local control Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/22 Messenger: Is gun safety the answer to St. Louis crime? Lawmakers make the case. Again. Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/5/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/5/22 Missouri lawmakers target local control of St. Louis police, prosecutions Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 5/2/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 5/2/22 St. Louis vacancy issue taken up in Senate committee Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/22 Missouri's GOP no longer respects local decision-making or private enterprise Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/22 Missouri attorney general sues 9 more school districts over masks, most targeting St. Louis area Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/4/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/4/22 Missouri lawmakers propose eroding abortion rights, endangering public health Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/21 Missouri lawmaker wants to merge St. Louis prosecutor offices, return city police to state control Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 11/30/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 11/30/21 Missouri attorney general pushes ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ in schools Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 9/29/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 9/29/21 School districts win round in lawsuit brought by Missouri attorney general, but prospect of more litigation looms Read More St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/14/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/14/21 Missouri Republican lawmakers push ahead with bills to add voting restrictions Read More Older Posts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/22/25 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/22/25 Missouri governor to 'soon' name transition director for St. Louis police takeover Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/17/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/17/23 The politics governing St. Louis policing likely to remain under state control Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/13/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/13/23 Black officers group defends state control of St. Louis police, baffling former allies Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/7/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/7/23 Is local control to blame for the city's homicide problem? Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/6/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/6/23 State control of St. Louis policing? Be careful what you wish for. Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/1/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 3/1/23 Should Gardner make a deal to preserve her office's independence? Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 2/23/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 2/23/23 Missouri House panel approves plan to place St. Louis police under state control Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/23 Missouri lawmaker wants to limit local control over pet stores Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/26/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/26/23 'At a tipping point': Lawmakers debate plan to put St. Louis police under state control Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/23 St. Louis public safety director discusses local control Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/22 Messenger: Is gun safety the answer to St. Louis crime? Lawmakers make the case. Again. Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/5/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/5/22 Missouri lawmakers target local control of St. Louis police, prosecutions Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 5/2/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 5/2/22 St. Louis vacancy issue taken up in Senate committee Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/27/22 Missouri's GOP no longer respects local decision-making or private enterprise Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/25/22 Missouri attorney general sues 9 more school districts over masks, most targeting St. Louis area Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/4/22 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 1/4/22 Missouri lawmakers propose eroding abortion rights, endangering public health Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 12/7/21 Missouri lawmaker wants to merge St. Louis prosecutor offices, return city police to state control Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 11/30/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 11/30/21 Missouri attorney general pushes ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ in schools Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 9/29/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 9/29/21 School districts win round in lawsuit brought by Missouri attorney general, but prospect of more litigation looms Read More
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/14/21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Adam Polaski 4/14/21 Missouri Republican lawmakers push ahead with bills to add voting restrictions Read More
